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H. S. EDMONDSON.

CALCULATOR.

APPL|CATl0N.FlLED JAN.3, 1920'.

1,422,944, Patented July 18, 1922.

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CALCULATOR. APPLlCATlON FILED JAN.3,1920.

1 ,422,94&. ate ted 111y 18, 1922.

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CALCULATOR.

APPLlCATlON FILED JAN-3,1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CALCULATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 18, 1922.

Application filed January 3, 1920. Serial No. 349,242.

This invention relates to calculating devices and more particularly todevices for adding and subtracting quantities and generally theinvention has as its object to provide a simple and inexpensive devicefor this purpose which will be of a compact nature and therefore adaptedfor ordinary desk use or even capable of being carried about in onespocket, and which device may be readily manipulated to obtain theresults required, in an expeditious manner. Another object of theinvention is to provide a device of the class described devoid ofcomplicated parts which would be liable to become disa-rranged or brokenand which device may be instantly adapted for addition or forsubtraction without any complicated adjustment of parts.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of one formof the invention;

Fig. 2 is a bottom end view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the number strips of this form ofthe invention;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a modification of the formshown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of one of the number strips in its incompleteform;

Fig. 8 is a' perspective view of the completed number strip, anotherportion of the structure being illustrated in perspective and insection;

Fig. 9 is a front elevation illustrating another modification of theinvention; v

Fig. 10 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view therethrough;

Fig. 11 is a front elevation of a portion of the compensating meansemployed in connection with this form of the invention;

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a portion of one of the number bars;

Fig. 13 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating a portion of thecompensating means shown in Fig. 11;

Fig. 14 is a view similar to Fig. 10 illustrating another modified formof the invention;

Fig. 15 is a detail vertical longitudinal sectional view illustrating amodified form of the structure shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive illustrate the invention in its simplest form andthis form will first be described and I will then describe the variousmodifications of which the invention is susceptible. In these figuresthe numeral 1 indicates in general the base of the device, which may beof any suitable material and one face of which is formed with ,alongitudinally extending series of relatively shallow 'grooves indicatedby the. numeral 2 and clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. To thisface of the base there is applied a cover sheet or plate indicated bythe numeral 3 which may be of any material suitable for the purpose.When this sheet isapplied to the face of the base 1,

the grooves 2 will be closed at their front sides so as to form closedchannels in which the number strips are to be slidably housed as will bepresently explained. The sheet or face plate 3 is formed about midwaywith transverse series of openings two of which are indicated by thenumeral 4 and the remaining ones by the numeral 5." The open-- ings 4are intended to display numbers borne by the number strips andrepresenting the oddcents in the result or total, and the openings 5 aredesigned to expose to View the numbers upon the respective number stripswhich indicate the total number of dollars. The face plate 3 is furtherformed in its portion between the series of openings 4 and 5 and thelower end of the device, with a transverse series of longitudinallyextending slots severally indicated by the numerals 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and11. With the exception of the slot 11, the said slots are each widenedat the upper "and lower-ends as indicated respectively by the numerals12 and 13, this increase in width of the slots being in the direction ofthe left 'hand side of the device and resulting in the formation ofshoulders 14. and 15 located respectively near the upper and lower endsof the respective slots. As a matter of convenience in describing thedevlce and the manner in which the same 1s manlpulated in makingcalculations, the upper end wall of each slot' the numeral 18 and thesame may be ofcar board, metal,-or any other material suitablefor thepurpose, and is formed in its opposite longitudinal edges with series ofnotches 1-9. The strip is of dimensions to fit slidably in therespective groove 2 provided for its reception, and the said strips areso fitted as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The face of the strip hasone-half of its length of one color and the other half preferably of acontrasting or distinguishing color and the purpose of this arrangementwill presently be pointed out. Upon the said face of the strip there isprinted a series 20 of numbers ranging from one to nine with a zero ateach end of the series. These numbers are arranged consecutively inascending order in the direction of the upper extremity of the stripandare all located .upon that portion of the face of the strip which isprinted in a contrasting color and which portion of the 'face isindicated by the numeral 21. The strips 18 are of such length that whenslid into their respective channels, their upper ends will abut againstthe closed upper ends of the channels and their lower ends willterminate substantially flush with the open lower end of the channels.Thus when the device is not in use the strips will all be completelyhoused and there will be no likelihood of the breaking off of any of thestrips. Also the engagement of the upper ends of the strips against theupper end walls of the channels serves to limit the upper slidingmovement of the strips in the channels, and their downward slidingmovement is limited by striking up from each strip at or adjacent itsupper end, for example that portion of the strip which bears the zero atthe upper end of the series of numbers 20, a tongue which is indicatedby the numeral 22 and which has its free end projecting in the directionof the lower end of the strip. Due to the provision of this tongue, whenthe strip is slid downwardly until the said zero upon the tongue isexposed in the respective one of the openings 4: or 5, as the case maybe, the ton e wlll s rin into engagement in the opening and t e ree endof the tongue, will engage against the lower wall of the said openingfor the urpose stated. Of course, should it be desired to for anypurpose remove any ofthe strips, it would only be necessary to.

gue 22 so asto' press inwardly upon the ton cause the same to occupy thesame plane as the remainder of the strip whereupon the stri could beslid downwardly without inter erence.

It willbe observed b reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings that w en thestrips are in place the notches '19 will'be exposed to view in therespective slots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 as the case may be, certain of thenotches appearing also in the widened portions 12 and 13 of the slots.More specifically the notches at the left hand side of each strip willbe exposed to view in a respective one of the slots for the entirelength of the slot and certain of the notches at the right hand side ofthe stri will be exposed to view through the wi ened portions 12 and 13of the next slot to the right. The numbers upon the number strips will,of course, be successively exposed through the openings 4 or 5 as thecase may be as the respective strips are slid within their channels. Thecolumns of numerals 23 and 24 are printed upon the plate or .sheet 3 atthe right hand side of the several slots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 thenumerals 23 ranging in numerical order from l'to 9 inelusive from thelower end of each column to the upper end thereof and being printed inrelatlvely large type, and the numerals 24 being arranged in numericalorder ranging from 1 to 9 inclusive and from the upper end of eachcolumn to the lower end thereof. The numerals of the column are sospaced that they will be located opposite the notches in the respectivenumber strip 18 when any one notch of the strip is opposite an onenumeral of the respective column. Ihe numerals 23 are to be employed inadding, and the numerals 2a in subtract- 111 Tn the use of this form ofthe invention, a pencil point or any suitable pointed implementisemployed for shifting the slide. It is thought that the operation willbest be understood by a specific example: As a matter of convenience indescribing the use of the device, the number strips which are related tothe slots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, are indicated respectively by thenumerals 6 7, 8*, 9"-, 10, and 11 Let it be assumec for example that itis desired to find the sum of the quantities $1.86, $7.34 and $2.15. Thepencil point or the point of any other implement employed is firstplaced within that one of the notches in the strip 8 which is oppositethe'numeral 1 in the corresponding column 23, and the strip is sliddownwardly until the pencil oint strikes the lower end wall 17 of. theslbt 8. The pencil point is next placed in the notch in the strip 7-which' is opposite the number 8 in thecorresponding column 23, and thisstrip is likewise slid downwardly until the pencil point contacts theend wall 17 of the slot 7. Next the pencil point is placed in the strip6 opposite the number 6 in the corresponding column 23 and this strip ismoved downwardly until the point of the pencil is stopped by the endwall of the slot 6. At this point it will be understood that the number1 will be visible through the right hand opening 5 and the numbers Sand6 through the openings 4. The pencil point is next placed in the notchin the strip 8 opposite the numeral 7 of the column 23 and is moveddownwardly until stopped by the end of the slot 8. Then the point isplaced in the notch in the strip 7 opposite the number 3 in thecorresponding column 23 but as this notch is located within the boundsof the portion 21 of the strip, the strip is moved upwardly instead ofdownwardly until the pencil point strikes the upper end wall 16 of theslot 7 whereupon the oint is shifted along said wall to the le t, beingthus brought into en agement in that one of the notches 19 in t e righthand end of the strip 8 which is substantially in registration with thesaid end wall of the slot, after which the pencil point is moveddownwardly until it strikes the shoulder 14 within the said slot 7. Nextthe pencil point is engaged in the notch in the strip 6"* opposite thenumber 4 in the corresponding column 23 and it is moved downwardly untilarrested by the lower endwall of the slot 6. The pencil point is nowreturned to the slot 8 and is engaged in the notch in the strip 8opposite the number 2 in the corresponding column 23 but as this notchis located within the bounds of the portion 21 of the strip, the pencilpoint must be moved upwardly to correspondingly move the strip and untilit strikes the end wall 16 of the said slot 8 whereupon it is moved tothe left as previously described, and after entering the notch in thestrip 9*, is moved downwardly until it strikes the shoulder 14 withinthe slot 8. The pencil point is next engaged in the notch in the strip 7opposite the number 1 in the column 23 and is moved downwardly to thebottom end wall 17 of said slot. Finally the pencil point is en aged inthe notch in the strip 6 opposite t e numher 5 in the correspondingcolumn 23 and the pencil point is moved upwardly in the mannerpreviously explained until it reaches the upper end of the slot 6whereupon the pencil point is shifted to the left along said upper enduntil engaging with a notch 19 in strip 7 and finally drawn downwardlyuntil striking shoulder 14. The total $11.35 will now appear in theopenings 5 and 4.

As a simple example of the use of the device in subtracting. quantities,let it be assumed that it is desired to subtract $2.57 from $7 .64. Thenumber slides 8 7 and 6* are first so manipulated that they willrespectively display the numbers 7, 6 and 4 through the openings 5 and4.The pencil point is then placed in the notch in the strip 7 8 oppositethe number 2 in the column 24 as distinguished from the column 23 in theprocess of addition, and as this notch is within the bounds of theportion 21 of the strip, the pencil point and strip are to be movedupwardly until the point is arrested by the upper end of the slot. Thepencil point is next placed in the notch in the strip 7 opposite thenumber 5 1n the corresponding column 24 and is moved upwardly untilarrested by the upper end wall 16 of the slot 7. The pencil point isfinally placed in the notch in the strip 6 opposite the number 7 in thecorresponding column 24 and as this notch is within the bounds of thatportion of the strip below the portion 21, the pencil point and stripare to be moved downwardly until the point is arrested by the lower endof the slot whereupon the point is shifted toward the left along thewall 17 of the slot and in the groove 17 and thence in an upwarddirection until it strikes the shoulder 15. In this last movementof thepencil point the strip 7 will be moved upwardly one notch. The result,$5.07 will now be displayed through the openings 4 and 5.

In processes of addition, the strips are moved downwardly except whenthe notches in which the pencil point are to be engaged are locatedwithin the bounds of the portions 21 of the strip, but in the process ofsubtraction, the pencil point is moved up wardly except when engaged ina notch which is located within the bounds of the portion of any stripbelow the portion 21 whereupon it is moved in a downward direc tion. Inother words, the manipulation of the device in adding is the reverse ofthat in subtracting. In order to guide the pencil point when it is movedlaterally along the walls 16 and 17 of the slots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10'

and 11, it is preferable thatthe face of the body 1 be formed withtransversely extending grooves 16 and 17 located respectively at thesaid walls 16 and 17. The foregoing is the general principle ofoperation followed in all forms of the invention and I will now proceedto a description of that form shown in Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive.

That form of the invention shown in Figs. 5. to 8 inclusive is verysimilar in its general construction and operation to the form previouslydescribed. In the first described form of the invention, the numberstrips are slidable and, of course, as any one of the strips is sliddownwardly or upwardly, it must project beyond the corresponding end ofthe base of the device. Furthermore, the base of the device, in thatform, must be of a length at least equal to the length of any one of thestrips sothat the strips may be housed when the device is not in use.The purpose of the modification shown in Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive is toenable the device to be rendered much more compact without any waylimiting its range of usefulness and with this object in view, the baseor body of the device, indicated in general by the numeral 25, is formedapproximately of half the length of the base in the previously describedform of the invention and comprises a block of wood or other suitablematerial the opposite faces of which are grooved or channeled, asindicated by the numeral 26 providing intervening ribs or guides 27 andthe end edges of the block are rounded substantially on the arc of acircle as indicated at 28, these rounded portions constitutingcontinuations of the bottom walls of the grooves 26. Thus the body 25 isformed with a transverse series of channels which longitudinallycircumscribe the said body. In this form of the invention the numberstrips, which are indicated by the numeral 29, are in the nature ofcontinuous bands disposed to ride freely in the respective grooves orchannels 26, the bands, of course, extending longitudinally about thesaid body 25. Thus instead of the substantially rigid sliding numberstrips of the previously described form, I provide in this modified formnumber strips in the nature of endless bands, and by this means amenabled to shorten the device substantially by half. Disposed againsteach end edge of the body 25 is a strip 30, these strips being securedin place in any suitable manner and having their ends flush with thelateral edges of the said body25. A backing sheet 31 is secured to therear or under face of the assemblage of the body 25 and strips 30, and aface plate or sheet 32 is secured to the front side thereof, this faceplate is provided with slots 33 arranged in a transverse series as inthe previously described form of the invention and corre-- sponding tothe slots 6 to 11 inclusive in the figures illustrating said form.Likewise the face plate 32 is formed with openin s 34 and 35corresponding respectively to t e openings 4 and 5 in Fig. 1 and throughwhich the totals may be read. I

I In the previously described forms of the invention, where a pencil orsimilar pointed implement is employed for shifting the number slides, ithas been necessary to shift the pencil or other implement to the leftand then manipulate the same to actuate that one of the stripsimmediately to the left of the one previously actuated. However, by thearrangement shown in Figs. 9 to 13 inelusive, this may be automaticallyaccomplished. In these figures the numeral 36 indicates the base of thedevice which base is provided with grooves in its upper side to receivethe number slides or bars indicated in general by the numeral 37. Eachof these bars is provided at its forward side 5 i and its lefthandmargin with an upstanding flange 38 which is'formed with series ofnotches 39 and 40. These notches are designed to be engaged by thefingers of the hand in sliding the bars up and down in manipulating thedevice and the notches of the two series are of different contours sothat by the sense of touch one will be apprised of the shape of thenotch engaged by the finger. Thus the notches 39 may be approximatelysemi-circular and the notches 40 may have fiat bottom walls. The notches39 are defined by and located between rounded upward projections 41, andthe notches 40 are defined by and located between sharply ridgedprojections 42. The groove in which the number slides 37 are slidablyfitted are indicated by the numeral 43 and as stated are formed in theupper side of the base 36. In order to retain the bars withinthesegrooves, retaining strips 44 are preferably set into the side walls ofthe grooves as'indicatedby the numeral 45 and project over and incontact or substantially in contact with the upper surface of the bodyof the respective strip, as clearlyshown in Fig. 12 of the drawings. Acover plate or sheet 46 is applied to the front face of the body 36 atthe lower end thereof, and covers the corresponding ends of the grooves,the grooves being partly closed throughout the remainder of theirlengths by the strips 44 as shown in the said Fig. 2 and also in Fig. 9.The front faces of the strips 44 bear series of numbers 47 and series ofnumbers 48 corresponding in all respects to the two series 23 and 24previously referred to. Each strip 44 at a predetermined point iscut-away to provide a sight opening 49, the totals being visible throughthese openings and constituting the numbers appearing upon the frontface of the number bars 37 and which numbers are indicated by thenumeral 50.

.As' previously stated the number bars are to be shifted "by thefingers, and assuming that the notches 39 and 40 are of the contoursillustrated in Fig. 12 the user of the sense of touch the direction inwhich any number bar engaged by the finger is to be shifted and, thesebars are shifted in substantially the same manner as described withreference to the form of the invention shown in Fig. 1.

The spring operated compensating means heretofore referred to comprisesa frame .51 which is rectangular and'to the opposite ends of which arepivotally connected bars 52, these bars being pivotally connected atthelr opposite ends as at 73 to the opposite lateral edges of the base36 at predetermined points. By reason of this construction, the frame 51may be swung to lie either at the upper or at the lower ends of thegrooves 130 in which the number bars are slidably mounted. Within theframe there are slidably mounted a number of plungers 53, one

for each of the number bars, and springs 54 are disposed upon "theplungers and bear against a member of the frame and against any suitablestop or shoulder upon the respective plungers.

The plungers are preferably rectangular in cross-section as clearlyshown in Fig. 13 and the openings through which they are fitted are ofsimilar form so that the plungers will be held from rotation. Projectinglaterally toward the left from each plunger is a' resilient arm providedat its extremity at its front and rear sides with fingers 56 whichconverge toward each other in the direction in which the respectiveplunger is to be moved against the influence of the spring 54, thesefingers at their converging ends being integrally or otherwise connectedwith the edge of the arm 55 and at their juncture being rounded to forma nose 57 adapting the fingers to readily ride over the projections 41or 42 as the case may be when the plungers 53 are moved against thetension of the respective'springs 54. One end of each plunger isprovided with a finger piece or knob 58 to be enga ed by the end ofthefinger manipulating t e corresponding number bar, the said finger knobs58 being located in the path of movement of the finger when manipulatingthe respective bars. It will be observed by reference to Fig. 10 of thedrawings that when the frame 51 is in the posi tion shown in full linesin the said figure the ends of the plungers which carry the finger knobs58 will be presented in the direction of the upward end of the device,the compensating device when in this position being adapted for theprocess of subtraction. On the other hand when the device is swung overthe dotted line position shown in the said Fig. '10 it will be inposition for use in the process of addition. ,In the first instance oneof the fingers 56 of each of the plungers will rest in engagement in oneor another of the notches '39 or'40 as the case may be in the respectivenumber bar,

and in the second instance the other. finger 56 of each plunger willrest in one or an other of the said notches of the respective bar. Inany event the fingers are so proportioned that when resting in suchengagement with the respective bars, the arms 55 will be sprung slightlyupwardly and supported in this position. Of course, the direction inwhich the arm is sprung will depend upon the position assumed by thecompensating device as a whole. The numeral 59 indicates a double facedcam, and one of these cams is provided for each of the plungers and is frmed or secured upon that wall of the frame 51 next adjacent which thearms 55 of the plungers are located when the plungers are normallyretracted bytheir springs 54. As stated, the fingers 56 so engage thebottom walls of the notches 39 and 40 as the case may be as to slightlyelevate the respective arms 55. Also as stated the cam 59 is providedwith a double face. Therefore whether the compensating device is in thefull or the dotted line position in Fig. 10,the movement of the plungers.under the influence of their springs 54 wilLcause the arms 55 to rideup upon the upper faces of their respective cams 59 and as a consequencethe finger 56 which is then rearmost, will be so elevated as to clearthe projections 41 and 42 and thus the sliding movement of the numberbars will not be in any way interfered with. It will now be understood,particularly by reference to Fig. 10 of the drawings, that the frame 51will limit the movement of thefinger manipulating any one of the barswhen the finger is moved in the direction of the said frame. Thereforethe plungers are so roportioned that their finger knobs 58 wil belocated above the second projection from the one which is at any time inregistration with the side of the frame which carries the cams 59.Consequently in shifting any of the bars, should it be required to shiftthe bar in an upward direction while the compensating device is in thedotted line position shown in Fig. 10, the finger will engage therespective plunger and this plunger will be moved upwardly with thenumber bar a ainst the tension of the spring 54. As the p unger moves inthis manner, the rear finger 56 upon its arm 55 will ride over theprojection 41 or 42 which is in its path and which is upon the nextadjacent number bar to the left and which will engage behind saidprojection and thus when the finger is lifted, from the device and fromengagement with the plunger and the first mentioned number bar, the saidfinger 56 will act upon the second mentioned bar to slide the same in adirection opposite that in which the first mentioned bar was moved.

In the first described form of the invention the downward orcompensating movement of any number bar was limited by the engagement ofthe pencil or other point against the corresponding one of the shoulders14 or 15 as the case might be but Fig. 14 of the drawings illustrates amodification of this arrangement and a structure .in which the fingersalone may be directly employed in manipulating the bar without theresort to the use of a pencil or similar employment. In this figure themovement of the fingers in either direction is limited-by a shoulder 60and as the finger moves in either direction in manipulating thecorresponding bar, and approaches the shoulder 60, it will ride over anddepress a relatively weak leaf spring 61 arranged beside each of thenumber bars, depressing this spring to the dotted line position shown inFig. 14. After the finger has'passed over this spring and has reachedthe shoulder 60, it may be shifted to the left and into engagement in anotch in the next adjacent number bar to the left of the one firstmentioned, and then moved upwardly or down wardly as the case may beuntil such movement is arrested by its engagement against the end of thesaid leaf spring 61 which end of the spring is preferably turnedinwardly as at 62 to provide a well defined shoulder or sto element.

'1 hat form of the invention shown in Fig. 15 of the drawings is similarin many respects to the form shown in Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive and in thesaid figure the numeral 63 indicates the body of the devicecorresponding to the body 25, and the numeral 64 indicates one of thenumber strips corresponding to the strips 29. In this form of theinvention, however, these strips are passed over rollers 65 arranged atthe ends of the body 63 instead of being passed over the roundedshoulders 28. The face of the body in this form of the invention iscovered by a face plate or sheet 66 corresponding to the sheet 32heretofore described, and abacking plate 6'7v is secured upon theopposite face of the body and is recessed or grooved longitudinally asindicated by the numeral 68 so as to form oppositely located shoulders69. A small lug or block 70 is secured upon each of the strips 64: andthis element of each strip serves to limit the movement of the strip bycoming into engagement with the shoulders 69.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a device of the class described, a housing having sight openingson its face, number members slidably carried by said housing and movablepast the sight openings and bearing quantities arranged in numericalorder, the housing having slots and bearing aseries of numerical orderbesi e each slot, the said members and said slots being equal in numberto said sight openings, the said members having common means presentedbeneath said slots to provide for movement of the members in oppositedirections, the end walls of said slots being adapted to limit .themovement of the medium employed for moving tion.

2. In housing number housing the said members in either direca device ofthe class described, a having sight 0 enings on its face, members slidaly carried by the and movable past said sight openuantities arranged inings and bearing quantities arranged in numerical order, the housinghaving slots equal in number to said sight openings and said members andbearing a series of quantities arranged in numerical order beside eachslot, the said members having common means presented beneath said slotsto provide for movement of the members in opposite directions, theendwalls-of said slots being adapted to limit the movement of the mediumemployed for moving said members in either direction, and'shoulders onsaid housing to project into each of said slots for limiting themovement in either direction of the medium employed for a distance equalto that required to effect a change from one number to the next adjacent number exposed through the respective sight openings. 1

3. In a device of the class described, a housing having'sight openingson its face and formed with an equal number of slots bearing relation tothe sight openings and widened at each end, a number strip for eachopening mounted upon said base and slidable past the respective sightopening, each strip having notches of uniform shape in both side edgesthereof and having a series of numbers thereon arranged in numericalorder and definitely located with relation to said notches, the opposingnotched edges of two adjacent strips being exposed within the widenedends of each of said slots.

4. In a device of the class described, a housing having sight openingson its face and formed with an equal number of slots bearing relation tothe sight openings and widened at each end, a number strip in the formof an endless band for each opening mounted upon the housing slidablepast the respective sight opening, each strip having notches of uniformshape in both side edges and having a series of numbers thereon arrangedin numerical order and definitely located with relation to the notches,the opposing notched edges of two adjacent strips being exposed withinthe widened ends of each of said slots, and a shoulder on said baseprojecting into each slot near both ends thereof for limiting the movement of an implement engaging a selected notch in one of said strips andmoving in the direction of one of said ends and thence laterally intoengagement with one of the notches in the next adjacent strip in thesame slot and finally moving in the reverse direction to that ofstarting.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' HARVEY S. EDMONDSQN. [L.s.]

